| publication name | Preparation and performance of 99Mo/99mTc chromatographic column generator based on zirconium molybdosilicate |
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| Authors | M. Mostafa; H. M. Saber; A. A. El-Sadek; M. Y. Nassar |
| year | 2015 |
| keywords | Zirconium molybdosilicate; 99Mo/99mTc generator; characterization; performance; elution; radionuclidic purity; radiochemical purity |
| journal | Radiochimica Acta |
| volume | DOI: 10.1515/ract-2015-2488, December 2015 |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | Not Available |
| publisher | De Gruyter |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ract.ahead-of-print/ract-2015-2488/ract-2015-2488.xml?format=INT |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Zirconium molybdosilicate (ZrMoSi) gel prepared using 99Mo radiotracer via peroxo route was used as a base material for 99Mo/99mTc column generator. The 99mTc elution yield and 99Mo breakthrough in the eluate were studied as a function of the pH-value of gel precipitation, gel drying temperature and Zr:Mo:Si molar ratio. Precipitation pH-value of 2, drying temperature of 100 ℃ and Zr:Mo:Si molar ratio of 0.5:0.5:1 were found to be the optimum conditions achieving 99mTc elution yield of 82% and 99Mo breakthrough of 1.0E-3%. The gel prepared with the optimum conditions was characterized by BET surface area and pore size analyzer, IR spectroscopy, thermal analysis (TGA and DTA), XRD, XRF and FESEM. Technetium-99m eluted from the optimum ZrMoSi 99Mo/99mTc generator was found to have a high radiochemical purity (98% as 99mTcO4–) and chemical purity meeting criteria of clinical grade.